Turn up the volume: reinventing CfD auctions

The Energy Act (2013) mandated that Electricity Market Reform (EMR) policies are reviewed after five years. The outcome of the review is expected to be published in 2019. Thus far the government's attention has focused on the Capacity Market (CM) and the Emissions Performance Standard, with very little attention focused on the Contract for Difference (CfD) mechanism.

Issue 452 | FiT

DECC Consultation responseGovernment response to the consultation on support for community energy projects under the Feed-in-Tariffs Scheme
17 November 2014
The government issued the response to its May 2014 consultation on support for community energy projects under the Feed-in-Tariffs (FiTs) scheme on 13 November. The response confirmed a number of changes would be made to the scheme to address issues faced by community energy projects.
However, the government confirmed the maximum FiT threshold will not be increased from 5MW to 10MW for community energy projects. DECC’s policy on allowing FiTs to be combined with grants will also remain unchanged.
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